by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928)
The singing woman
Language: English
There was a singing woman Came riding across the mead At the time of the mild May weather, Tameless, tireless; This song she sung: "I am fair, I am young!" And many turned to heed. And the same singing woman Sat crooning in her need At the time of the winter weather; Friendless, fireless, She sang this song: "Life, thou'rt too long!" And there was none to heed.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Hardy (1840 - 1928), "The singing woman" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by John Linton Gardner (1917 - 2011), "The singing woman", op. 235 no. 2, published 1997 [ SATB chorus, treble recorder, and violoncello ], from Four Songs to poems by Thomas Hardy, no. 2, West Yorkshire : Peacock Press [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-07
Line count: 12
Word count: 68